Most Recent Design & Architecture Slideshows
The World's Brand-Spanking Newest Metro Systems
Dubai Metro One of the latest toys in Dubai's futuristic sandbox is also the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, and an essential addition to the city's (more...)
Edward Burtynsky's "Oil"
Trucker's Jamboree, Walcott, Iowa, USA, 2003. In "Oil," Edward Burtynsky's latest series of landscape photographs, there's nary a drop of the black stuff to be found. Yet he still (more...)
Green Materials Guide: Your Guide to Materials for Green Home Improvement, Remodeling and Renovation
When it comes to building or renovating a home, there are few simple choices. From styles and colors to location and design, there's an awful lot to consider, but, (more...)
Is It Wallpaper? Is It Wood? 15 Reasons to Look Twice at Tile
Ceramic tile, as one miffed Italian told me at tile trade show Cersaie in Bologna, is an underrated construction material in the U.S. We tend to reduce it to (more...)
Permaculture Principles: Nature's Design for Our Living World
Permaculture is one of those great TreeHugging principles that integrates everything in a balanced, living system, takes many cues from Mother Nature, and works great when executed properly. It's (more...)
Solar Decathlon 2009 in Photos and Video
The 2009 Solar Decathlon has turned the National Mall into a solar village. Competitors from across the country and around the world have brought their designs to Washington, DC, (more...)
Terrific Treehouse Designs from Baumraum
Visionary Treehouses by Baumraum Treehouses are an interesting branch of design. They are usually modest in size, certainly tread lightly on the ground, and can bring us closer to (more...)
Green Brooklyn, Green City - Climate Week Wraps Up
Bringing Climate Week NYC down to a more personal action level... Over at the Green Brooklyn Green City fair, the Council on the Environment of the City of New (more...)
13 Great Solar Concepts Inspired By Plants
Solar cells are a form of biomimicry of plants in that they convert sunlight into energy. The plant world offers up a vast array of shapes, sizes, colors, and (more...)
